Frank waived extradition Tuesday morning in Pennsylvania and was brought back to Onondaga County by sheriff’s deputies. He was in Geddes town court by 5 p.m. Tuesday and arraigned on a second-degree murder charge.

Judge Daniel F. Mathews III entered a not guilty plea on Frank’s behalf, assigned attorney Thomas Ryan to represent him and ordered him held without bail at the Justice Center Jail. Mathews set a preliminary hearing for 2 p.m. Monday, court Clerk Barbara Lenweaver said.

Papers filed with the Geddes court said that Frank "made admissions to the crime" but gave no other details.

Frank had fled from police officers who had come to his home to notify Frank's wife of her sister's death, Ononodaga County sheriff's deputies said. Deputies tracked Frank as he drove south and used Gryzcka's credit card. When he used it at the Walmart store in the town of Lawrence Monday evening, Darby said, deputies alerted Lawrence Township police.

According to the court records, Frank told Morris he had a gun in the trunk of his car but would not be any trouble. Frank was also concerned about what Morris described as a large dog who was traveling with Frank.

"He told me that he would cooperate with me and wanted to make sure that his dog was going to be all right, and would eventually be returned to his wife," Morris wrote in court documents.

Asked if he knew why he was being taken into custody, Frank said "yes," documents state.

As Morris was driving Frank to the police station, Frank said he hadn't eaten or showered in two days, documents state. Morris said in the court documents he took Frank to a McDonald's drive-through and bought him something to eat.

While waiting for Onondaga County sheriff's deputies to arrive and take Frank, Morris and Frank talked about Frank's wife and dog, according to the court documents. Frank told the officer that he "deserved this," that he had just "lost it" and that he should have turned himself in, papers state. Then, Morris wrote, Frank said that he wanted this to be over.